Improvement in shovel-plows



M. D. WELLS.

Shovel Plow.

Patented May 9. 1846.

' MPETERE. PNOTO-UTHOGRAPIIER. WASHINGTON D O UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

MOSES D. WELLS, OE MONONGALIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOVEL-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 4,500, dated May 9,1846.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOSES D. WELLS, ot' Monongalia county, and State ofVirginia, have invented a new and Improved Shovel- Plow; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description of the natureof my invention in the construction of the shovel-plow with a rudder.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my shovel-plow by attaching a point, A, either of cast-iron,wrought-iron, or steel, to a cast-iron shovel, B, which point I makesecure by means of a bolt and screw, 0. The point I make of a-triangularform, and so as to fit the shove], the point being three inches widerthan the shovel at the shoulderof the lap.

' tion for plowing, by means of which-rudder so inserted the plow isprevented from deviating from its intended direction.

What I claim as my improvement is- The constructing the shovel-plow witha rudder, D, arranged in the manner described.

MOSES D. WELLS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE FRENCH, THos. J. DUVALL.

